Steamy citrus with a side of revelation coming right up. How that girl manages to use her brain when he is doing all that is beyond me, but at least she is starting to see that he cares deeply, if not loves her. 

YAY! For 200 chapters!! And there was a lot of stuff in this chapter, so I am going to start with Sango.

Sango has gone to a very dark place, and I think that she is going be a huge problem in her current state and not just to Inuyasha. She doesn't think that Kagome should be with a demon that a demon cannot love, let alone love Kagome like she deserves to be. Which leads me to Takemaru and his line of thinking, though he wanted Izayoi to himself, the line of thinking remains the same. Sango is someone who would fight for Kagome, would rage war to get her back. This may cause problems for Sesshomaru later on. Ending with that line of thinking, I wonder just what Miroku meant by asking if Kagome truly wants to be saved, hopefully that will be explained a bit later. 

Seriously, Inuyasha, what kind of return were you expecting? The bringing out of the fatted calf? Idiot.

So Kagome has finally been brought to the inner sanctum. Now that she is there, I wonder if Sesshomaru will ever let go back to her own rooms again. And frankly I'm surprised he hasn't chained her there in the first place. XD Once again, Sesshomaru has that awkward moment of speaking out loud, but I don't think he realized it in this case. And it more than endeared Kagome to him, and more than likely turned that little bit of caring into a whole lot of caring. I think by now she has finally figured out just how emotionally retarded he is and is giving leeway, hell she would have to after being around Inuyasha for so long. But at least now she is responding in equal fervor to his passions, being a true partner and not just letting him have his naughty little way with her. I wonder if she realizes that she has now truly and finally capitulated to Sesshomaru, and now that she has that he will expect nothing less.

Yes, Kagome, break him of that habit. While it is nice and heartwarming that he will protect her from everything, that is what Inupapa did with Izayoi, and though Kagome doesn't know it, that was one of the major problems. She must protect herself, if she is weak then Sesshomaru by proxy is weak. But now that she has made the desicion to stick it out and make a home there, and defend that choice, I have a feeling that BAMF!Kagome will be making her presence known rather shortly.

I think that the danger Kagome is in has finally pressed upon her. Maybe she do what she did to the Silk Mistress, flare her power or maybe seep it out onto her skin. But I have a question, she wears the Shikon Jewel. How is it that none of the youkai have noticed it, nor tried for it? That thing has always caused youkai to lose all sense of rationality, so why not now? 

As bad as this is, I LOL'ed at the killing of the concubines. And Sesshomaru's complete amnesia as to who Kagome is, to ask that if she wanted to kill them instead. "What displeases you now?" Bahahaha, silly puppy. I had been wondering how long it was going to take for her to find out about the concubines and just what her reaction to them was going to be. I am beyond pleased with the reaction. Yes, she cried, but then she got mad and made her displeasure known. Communication seems to be coming a bit easier to her in regards to Sesshomaru, which can only be a good thing. And the fact that he responded by getting rid of them, though not in the way Kagome thought he would, should put some of her fears to rest, at least for a while.

That's quite a portent of doom, especially since Kagome comes from the future world of no magic, of sulfer and steel. To her, that is what she knows, this place, this distant time where all of these magical things exist is some kind of fantastical alternate reality. And the fact that Sesshomaru knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is mans true objective, I can see why Kagome wonders what can truly come of them. Damnable pillow book raising doubts....

That's quite a portent of doom, especially since Kagome comes from the future world of no magic, of sulfer and steel. To her, that is what she knows, this place, this distant time where all of these magical things exist is some kind of fantastical alternate reality. And the fact that Sesshomaru knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is mans true objective, I can see why Kagome wonders what can truly come of them. Damnable pillow book raising doubts....

A mother's fear is strong and powerful thing, but I do not think that she possesses the power to truly walk away from Inupapa. That, to me, is what really sets Kagome and Izayoi apart. No matter how much Kagome wants to be loved, wanted, desired, she would never put that above the safety of her child. If she thought her child would be in any kind of danger, she would swim back to the mainland.

Ok, that answers my question as to where Izayoi was. Also, this is the first time that I haven't been all >.< that damnable pillow book again. This time it was actually pretty insightful as to the lengths the inuyoukai will go to to keep what they see as theirs, and what it means to be and Inu.

Ok, as far as love being the same thing, meaning the same thing, to both species that is an easily answered question...if it is asked and Kagome has both Sesshomaru and Yoko at her disposal. Secondly, I find myself really wondering if kagome was in fact stolen like Izayoi. Izayoi was literally taken from her family's compound, her family had no idea where she was or if she was even still alive. Speaking of which, Inupapa said that he took her back to the shiro after about a year of being with his mother. So if that's the case, where was Izayoi if she was not at home? And Kagome, was not stolen from anyone, she was given to Sesshomaru by INuyasha due to Leader's Right. Yes, he did take her with him after he found out about the Inu/Kag mating, but he returned her afterward so he could cause mayham. Sesshomaru may have forced her submission, but he did not use foul means or trickery to get her to come back to the shiro with him. 

Ugh, that damnable pillow book again. I swear that thing is going to cause more trouble than it is worth. I am glad that Kagome has Yoko, not just for all the help she will be in getting Kagome and Sesshomaru to happily ever after, but because these are times when a girl needs her mama...or a best friend. Since she can't have her mother or Sango, it's nice that Yoko has stepped in to fill in that role.

Silly male, that is what a mate does. They bring comfort and peace, even if they are the ones making life difficult. ANd no, Sesshomaru, you can't avoid love. You can try, you can deny and run away, but it will always be there./

Oh poor Sesshomaru having to plan out festivals and parties! I can just imagine his face now! XD

That is one of the creepiest songs ever released, which is fitting because Creeper!Sesshomaru came out and spent most of the night watching Kagome sleep. :shudders: I hate when people do that. But it is cute that he too fell asleep. I'm thinking that as a youkai that would mean a high level of trust in the person you are with because like Shizuka pointed out, it is a defenseless time.

At every turn, Sesshomaru has pointed out differences in thought or out loud at how different Kagome and Izayoi are, but I think that he needed her to hear his darkest secret, one of his darkest truths to be sure.

At least Sesshomaru realizes what he had done, was not the right thing to do. That he knew he was really wanting to hurt his father. Even though Sesshomaru could have let Yoko tell Kagome her suspicions (and that's all they would be since Sesshomaru is the only one who knows the truth), it is way better for her to find out from him than from anyone else. At least from him, Kagome can tell that how he truly feels about doing it, from someone else he would come across as a monster and Kagome would hate him for it.

OMG, she actually used her brain for a minute! I need a minute to process this information... Ok, but now i am wondering if Sesshomaru is cursing his father for his message, or for having to bother to make that deal with Izayoi in the first place, and the fallout from his choice of lover.

There were quite a few bombshells that I doubt Kagome is going to pick up on at least for awhile. I doubt she picked up on the "challenge...my vengence", nor do I think she is going to give much thought to fact that he would have killed anyone else and not have over-ridden the mate bond. Granted he had ulterior motives at the time, but he could have killed her at any time since then to rid himself of her, yet he hasn't. 

No one touches Kagome's man, even if she doesn't acknowledge him as her man yet. Assert your ownership, girl! Oh, and she will blow a gasket over his other "Ladies". That whole always second best mentality is going to rear its ugly head. So Kagome manipulated the bond again, but I wonder if Sesshomaru has come to realize that even if she can enforce her will, that she would never do so on purpose. It would be like what she is doing now, an invitation. And it's not like Sesshomaru the Emotionally Retarded is really going to push her away and  decline her. Pffft, please. I can't help but wonder at these unpleasant truths that Izayoi was confronted with. And what's more, is that it was not Izayoi's humanity itself that was the problem, it was how she was one of the weaker ones of humanity that was his problem. How she never would have been able to defend herself should she have ever been inclined to do so. A lot of things for Kagome and the readers to think on.

Silly puppy, even though you acknolwedge the admission of your feelings, you are going to do everything you can to deny, deny, deny as long as possible. Demon overlords, like children I tell you. What a silly male, to not notice that these feelings he has are driving him even now. Is it because of the tumult of feelings he is having that is driving him to share himself  with her, to give her the bitter truth of who he is, when so many others could give Kagome the same explanations.

Bahaha! That awkward moment when you realize you have spoken out loud. Teehee, too funny! Only to followed by startling revelations. I wish him th best of luck not falling in love with Kagome. He is so doomed! LOL  I am starting to think you enjoy making these puppies lives difficult. The fact that he did want her, but could never have her due to her humanity it makes a lot of his thoughts and things he said in the beginning so much more clear. And now he really understands what to love is to fear really means.